Authorities in Denton are delving into a shooting that erupted last Saturday afternoon in the downtown region, a violent episode that concluded with the loss of one man’s life. The incident unspooled around 12:10 p.m., when respondents to the scene were alerted by a cluster of 911 calls to the 200 block of W. Hickory Street, as official reports from the City of Denton suggest.
Early findings point to a clash that flared up on the Historic Downtown Square, a disturbance that ignited between a male patron, who was involved in an argument with a person reported to be experiencing homelessness, before gunshots splintered the air. The individual who allegedly pulled the trigger remained at the crime scene, was apprehended by police, and is now held for further inquiries, while the victim, in a stark twist of fate, succumbed after being rushed to the hospital despite attempts at life-saving measures…